Proposed Martindale Development

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Attainable Homes is purchasing a vacant parcel of land (pictured) next to the Genesis Centre from The City of Calgary. Our proposed development would include multi-family housing for purchasers through our program as well as market buyers.

Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent Public Open House as we prepare to submit an application for a Development Permit. We will be providing a summary of what we heard and posting it here shortly. The PDF of the posters presented at the open house are available below.

If you have any questions or comments, please send them to Martindale@attainyourhome.com

We will update this page as soon as we submit our application for a development permit to The City of Calgary

Development Approval Process:

On June 12th, Calgary City Council gave first reading, the first of three required approvals, to proceed with the proposed land use change for the site to allow for the Attainable Homes development. Council directed City Administration to undertake additional public consultation and this was done through two public information sessions held at The Genesis Centre on August 15th and 17th as well as online between August 10th and 20th. The full report from City Administration is available here:

The item returned to Council on Tuesday, September 12th and passed on second and third readings. Now that we have received land use approval, we will move forward with preparing a development permit application. We are about to host a third public open house on Wednesday, November 29th (details above).

What will it look like?

We have only just completed the rezoning stage of the process and thus have no architectural drawings of the proposed development. We do know that the style of the development will be in keeping with the professional quality with which Attainable Homes is known. The site would comprise mainly townhomes and possibly four-storey apartment-style condominium buildings.

Who will live here?

We exist to provide homeownership affordability options to moderate-income Calgarians. These homes will be made available to our hard-working clients who dream of homeownership but struggle to save for a down payment. We provide a gifted down payment in the form of an investment partnership to households with a gross income less than $90,000.

The builder partner we work with will also have the opportunity to offer apartment-style condominiums to full-market purchasers.

Community Engagement

To date, we have introduced ourselves to the community associations of Martindale, Saddle Ridge and Taradale and continued to provide updates as we progress through the re-zoning application process. As well, we have had ongoing meetings with the North East Centre of Community Society (Genesis Centre Governance Board) to provide updates and hear feedback. A summary of our engagement activities is available in this report.

Assuming the rezoning application is approved, we look forward to furthering our community engagement including focus groups to help inform us of the housing needs unique to the variety of cultures that live in the area. Being a good neighbour is important to us and we will do our best to ensure the community has a chance to provide feedback once we have a proposed design.

We are a non-profit organization, created and owned by The City of Calgary, working to help moderate-income Calgarians achieve quality homeownership.

WE MAKE HOME OWNERSHIP HAPPEN

Attainable Homes Calgary Corporation (AHCC) is a nonprofit social enterprise and wholly owned subsidiary of The City of Calgary that delivers well-appointed, entry-level homes for Calgarians who have been caught in the city’s growing housing affordability gap.

Through our Attainable Home Ownership Program, we connect builders, developers, lenders, lawyers and others to bring down the upfront costs of ownership so qualifying Calgarians can buy their very own home with a $2,000 down payment. Furthermore, when you decide to buy an attainable home, you're also choosing to pay it forward to help another family in the future. When you eventually decide to refinance or sell your home on the market, a share of the appreciation goes back into the program to fund more developments that will help even more people get a foot on the property ladder.

Do you aspire to own a home of your own? Contact us today and let us show you just how attainable this milestone can be.